There is nothing wrong in wanting to get rich. The
desire for riches is really the desire for a richer,
fuller, and more abundant life; and that desire is
praise worthy.
There are three motives for which we live; we live
for the body, we live for the mind, we live for the
soul.
No one of these is better or holier than the other;
all are alike desirable, and no one of the three--body,
mind, or soul--can live fully if either of the others
is cut short of full life and expression.
It is not right or noble to live only for the soul
and deny mind or body; and it is wrong to live for
the intellect and deny body or soul.
We are all acquainted with the loathsome consequences
of living for the body and denying both mind and soul;
and we see that real life means the complete expres-
sion of all that people can give forth through body,
mind, and soul.
Whatever you can say, no one can be really happy or
satisfied unless their body is living fully in every
function, and unless the same is true of their mind
and their soul. Wherever there is unexpressed poss-
ibility, or function not performed, there is unsatis-
fied desire.
Desire is possibility seeking expression, or function
seeking performance.
You cannot live fully in body without good food,
comfortable clothing, and warm shelter; and without
freedom from excessive toil. Rest and recreation are
also necessary to your physical life.
You cannot live fully in mind without books and time
to study them, without opportunity for travel and
observation, or without intellectual companionship.
To live fully in mind you must have intellectual
recreations, and must surround yourself with all the
objects of art and beauty you is capable of using and
appreciating.
To live fully in soul, you must have love; and love
is denied expression by poverty. Our highest happiness
is found in the bestowal of benefits on those we love;
love finds its most natural and spontaneous expression
in giving.
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